Author: Laura DiSilverio

Animals have played important roles in literature through the ages. They’ve been some of the noblest protagonists and unnerving antagonists. Think you’re more Aslan than Wilbur, more Moby Dick than Peter Rabbit? Take...

If it’s good enough for Stephen King and Nora Roberts, it’s good enough for you, right? Not so fast. There are pluses (anonymity) and minuses (promotion burdens) associated with the choice to use a pen name.

Creating a character who leaps off the page, someone readers will remember long after they finish the book, is a writer’s Holy Grail. Here are 8 tips to help you get started crafting distinctive dialogue.